grub is your boot loader - right? Can you post your grub config file?
It will reside in /boot/grub/grub.conf in red hat. In suse (at least 9.0) the file name is something like menu1st (on my other box currently)
Here is a sample grub config for dual /multi booting
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
# root (hd1,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdb1
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=0
fallback=1
timeout=10
#splashimage=(hd1,5)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
splashimage=(hd1,5)/boot/grub/penguins.xpm.gz
title Windows98
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
title Slackware 10
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hda8 hdc=ide-scsi
title Red Hat 7.3 (2.4.20-30.7 custom)
root (hd1,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hdb6
title Red Hat 7.3 (2.4.20-30.7.legacy)
root (hd1,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-30.7.legacy ro root=/dev/hdb6
title Red Hat 9 (lvm)
root (hd1,1)
kernel /vmlinuz ro root=/dev/lv9/SAVE2
initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
#title vector
# root (hd0,14)
# kernel /boot/vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hda15
#vmlinuz-2.4.25-1
I would settle on keeping this config file in redhat rather than suse. just a simple reason. grub 0.91 in rh allows a splash screen while grub 0.93 in suse (when it was on this box) didn't. Ok its your call anyway settle on one or the other.
read `info grub` esp about installing- its mainly describing an installation done at boot time; you can run these commands however inside rh/suse with grub-install...
Quote:
First, set the GRUB's "root device"(1)
(*note Installing GRUB natively-Footnote-1: to the boot directory,
like this:
grub> root (hd0,0)
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hd0,0 says grub.conf (menu1st..whatever) is on the first partition of the primary master drive. adjust according to your configuration.
Quote:
Once you've set the root device correctly, run the command `setup'
(*note setup::
grub> setup (hd0)
This command will install GRUB on the MBR in the first drive. If you
want to install GRUB into the "boot sector" of a partition instead of
the MBR, specify a partition into which you want to install GRUB:
grub> setup (hd0,0)
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ONe thing about grub vs. lilo is that once yu've established this "link" (I suppose) to your conf file you don;t need to reinstall or update subsequently with conf file changes. i.e. add a new partition/distro/kernel imgae: just enter it into your grub.conf (|menu1st), save file , reboot.
hth
John
